Match Report
2 points and 5 places separated them: Chelsea 4th with 6, Brighton & Hove Albion 9th with 4. Scoring rates set the scale: Chelsea 3.5 scored and 2.5 conceded per game, Brighton & Hove Albion 2.67 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.39.
Chelsea entered with three wins in a row. Momentum sat with Brighton & Hove Albion, winners of their last four.
The sides have met 20 times in the GioScore results database: 10 wins for Chelsea, 4 draws and 6 for Brighton & Hove Albion, at 3 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 65% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
With 100 matches recorded and 2.8 yellow cards per game, M. Oliver was the man in the middle. Stamford Bridge, capacity 34,915, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Chelsea led 3-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-3.
Goal scorers
Chelsea: Roméo Lavia (4'), Pedro Neto (14'), João Pedro (32'), Cole Palmer (74') · Brighton & Hove Albion: Malick Yalcouyé (35'), João Pedro (63' og), Pascal Groß (90')
Key stats
Possession: Chelsea 26% · Brighton & Hove Albion 74% · Total shots: 17-15 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 4-7